Updated November 2026

New Restaurants in Dubai

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L'Abysse

October 19, 2026Japanese omakase with French technique · Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
Yannick Alléno
The first outpost outside Paris of Yannick Alléno's L'Abysse, a 34-seat overwater omakase pavilion at One&Only The Palm. It pairs Alléno's French technique with an Edomae sushi counter led by Ken Ishihata.Inside One&Only The Palm

1206

October 30, 2026Contemporary British · Umm Suqeim, Dubai
Jumeirah
The final restaurant at Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, named after a once-hidden room on level four, cooking ingredient-led British food with French, Mediterranean and Scandinavian influences. Head chef Stephanie Haywood trained at Maaemo and Fäviken, and AvroKO designed the room, which looks out from Burj Al Arab to Burj Khalifa.Inside Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab

Nayara

October 2026Contemporary Levantine · Al Sufouh, Dubai Marina, Dubai
One&Only Resorts (Kerzner)
A new Levantine restaurant at One&Only Royal Mirage, drawing on Lebanese, Syrian and wider Eastern Mediterranean cooking. Emirati designer Hamda Al Fahim created the interiors and uniforms, including a hand-drawn floral motif carved into a limestone wall.Inside One&Only Royal Mirage

Le Café LPM

October 2026French Riviera all-day café · Al Wasl, Jumeirah, Dubai
LPM Restaurants
La Petite Maison's first all-day café format, serving coffee, breakfast through dinner, drinks and pâtisserie at Huna Living on Al Wasl Road. It arrives the same season as LPM-Sur-Mer, the group's first beachfront concept.

ROKA The Palm

November 20, 2026Japanese robatayaki · Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
Azumi (ROKA)
ROKA's second Dubai restaurant, a rooftop robata room on top of Six Senses The Palm with views over the Gulf and the Dubai Marina skyline. The menu adds Palm-only dishes such as king crab tempura and whole grilled lobster.Inside Six Senses The Palm

LPM-Sur-Mer

November 2026French Mediterranean · Umm Suqeim, Dubai
LPM Restaurants
La Petite Maison's first dedicated beachfront concept, with an indoor restaurant, terrace, lounge, beach club and a private pétanque court at Jumeirah Beach Hotel. It opens in phases, with a smaller debut in November and more spaces to follow.Inside Jumeirah Beach Hotel

Kricket

November 2026Modern Indian · Emirates Hills, Dubai
FAB Group (DEAL Holdings) with Kricket
The first restaurant outside London for Kricket, the Will Bowlby and Rik Campbell group whose Soho site earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand in its first year. FAB Group is opening it at Vida Emirates Hills as its regional flagship, with plans to roll the brand out across the GCC.Inside Vida Emirates Hills

Hikiniku To Come

November 2026Japanese wagyu hamburg · Al Quoz, Dubai
FYTE Hospitality
The first UAE outpost of the Tokyo counter famous for charcoal-grilled wagyu hamburg patties served over rice, brought by the team behind Kokoro and Window. It runs one set menu at a counter wrapped around the grill.

By the end of 2026

Coming in 2027

Cipriani Lido

2027Italian · Jumeirah 1, Dubai
Cipriani with Fundamental Hospitality
The first Cipriani Lido in the UAE, a beach club at J1 Beach with a signature restaurant, private dining rooms, a Bellini Bar and Lounge and a Socialista-inspired living room. It is a partnership with Fundamental Hospitality, the operator behind Cipriani DIFC and Sirene by Gaia.

Zuma Dubai Beachhouse

2027Japanese izakaya · Jumeirah 1, Port de La Mer, Dubai
Azumi (Zuma)
Zuma's first beach club in the Middle East and third UAE venue, on a 140 metre beachfront at the tip of La Mer beside Gran Melia Dubai. Plans call for an izakaya menu, a pool with day beds, a lounge and a resident DJ.

MŪN

2027Contemporary Japanese · J1 Beach, Jumeirah, Dubai
Paris Society
Paris Society is bringing MŪN, its contemporary Japanese restaurant from the Champs-Élysées, to J1 Beach, taking over the former Ninive Beach site with an indoor dining room and a garden by the sand. It joins the group's Gigi Rigolatto at J1 Beach.

Park Chinois

2027Chinese · Jumeirah 1, Dubai
ASB Hospitality and Island Hospitality
The Mayfair Chinese supper club is taking the rooftop of J1 Hotel, the first Gran Meliá in the UAE, with dim sum, Peking duck and resident DJs against the Dubai skyline. It is one of the anchor restaurants in a hotel that also brings Zuma Beach House and Novikov to Jumeirah 1.Inside J1 Hotel, a Gran Meliá Hotel

Café François

2027French all-day café and brasserie · DIFC, Dubai
Group François with Keybourne Group
The team behind London's Maison François and Café François is opening its first site outside the UK in DIFC, an all-day French café with trolley service and the oak banquettes and clocks of the Borough Market original. It is a joint venture with Keybourne Group after three years of planning.

Questions about new restaurants in Dubai

What new restaurants are opening in Dubai?

The next openings in Dubai are L'Abysse (October 19, 2026), 1206 (October 30, 2026), Nayara (October 2026), Le Café LPM (October 2026), ROKA The Palm (November 20, 2026), LPM-Sur-Mer (November 2026), Kricket (November 2026) and Hikiniku To Come (November 2026). We are tracking 14 in all.

What restaurants are opening in Dubai in November 2026?

ROKA The Palm, LPM-Sur-Mer, Kricket and Hikiniku To Come are due in November 2026. See every restaurant opening in November 2026 across the cities we cover.

What restaurants just opened in Dubai?

Casea 101 and ISHQ opened in the last 30 days.

How does Markets of Tomorrow track restaurant openings?

We follow each restaurant from its first report to opening night, from the restaurant groups, chefs and hotels themselves and from local reporting, and update every date as it moves. Reporting an opening? Tell us about it.

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